The 2012 Trinidad and Tobago Classic was the eighth season of the ''

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'', which is a knockout tournament competition for teams in

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and the

National Super League The National Super League is a league for semi-professional association football clubs in Trinidad and Tobago. It is the second-highest division of the Trinidad and Tobago football league system. The league currently comprises 19 teams between 2 l ...

. The tournament began on 23 November with 16 teams (8 each from the Pro League and Super League) competing in single elimination matches until the final on 7 December.

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entered as the tournament's defending champion having defeated T&TEC with a

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after the match ended 0–0.

Qualification

Every club from the

automatically qualified for the competition. In addition, following the conclusion of the

season, the top eight teams ranked according to the league table qualified. All teams entered the competition at the first round. The draw for the first round for the eighth edition of the tournament was conducted by Pro League CEO Dexter Skeene on 20 November 2012, at the

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Lounge. The 16 teams in the competition, valued at TT$70,000 in total sponsorship, were drawn into four groups. Each Pro League club was drawn with a club from the

for the first round of the single-elimination tournament. In addition, the top four clubs in each league's table were drawn as the home team for their first round fixture. The following clubs have qualified for this year's edition of the TOYOTA Classic:

Schedule

The schedule for the 2012 TOYOTA Classic, as announced by the

and

Bracket

Results

All matches were played over two 45 minute halves, and in the process if the match were drawn at the end of regulation time, penalty kicks determined the winner.

First round

The first round of the competition witnessed three ''giant-killers'' from the Super League surprising their Pro League competition after

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, and St. Ann's Rangers were booted from the Classic following defeats to

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, Stokely Vale, and WASA respectively. Defending champions

advanced easily into the quarterfinals with a 5–0 win over Defence Force from the Super League.

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and Jerrel Britto provided a brace each in support of the ''Savonetta Boys win. However, the Soldiers' Pro League counterparts recorded a clean sheet against 1976 FC Phoenix. The ''Morvant/Laventille Stallions'' progressed into the quarterfinals following a hard fought 3–2 victory over 1.FC Santa Rosa. In the other first round matches,

North East Stars Athletic Club Port of Spain (previously known as North East Stars) is a Trinidad and Tobago professional football club, based in Port of Spain, Trinidad, that plays in the TT Pro League. The team plays its home games at the Hasely Crawford Stad ...

defeated

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2–0 at

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and T&TEC won 4–3 on a

over Joe Public after the matched ended 1–1 in regulation. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals

The upset of the tournament occurred on 27 November 2012 in the quarterfinals when defending CFU Club Championship holders

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were eliminated by Stokely Vale. The Super League club won 6–5 in a

after the match ended 3–3 after 90 minutes.

used six goals to prevail over T&TEC in a high scoring affair between the two Pro League sides. The two other quarterfinal matches witnessed a

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from

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to power Defence Force to a 7–0 win over

. In addition,

recorded another clean sheet 4–0 over WASA to advance into the semifinals. ---- ---- ---- ----

Semifinals

In the first semifinal match on 30 November 2012, the ''giant-killers'' of Stokely Vale were eliminated from the tournament following a 4–1 loss on

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after a regulation tie 1–1 against

. The ''Sangre Grande Boys'' took the early lead with a goal from

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four minutes from half-time and marked his third of the competition in as many games. Stokely Vale fought back in the second half and equalized in the sixtieth minute from Tyrone Manning. The match ended 1–1 after regulation and was decided on penalty kicks. Cleon John saved two penalties in the shootout which allowed

to cruise in the penalty shootout with successful efforts from

Elijah Manners Elijah ( ; he, אֵלִיָּהוּ, ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH"; Greek form: Elias, ''Elías''; syr, ܐܸܠܝܼܵܐ, ''Elyāe''; Arabic: إلياس or إليا, ''Ilyās'' or ''Ilyā''. ) was, according to the Books o ...

, Kerry Baptiste, and Seon Power. Defence Force recorded its third consecutive clean sheet after a 3–0 victory over defending

champions

. ''The Soldiers'' used a goal from Rodell Elcock in the 30th minute to lead 1–0 at the break. The scoreline lasted well into the second half before

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scored fifteen minutes from time to give Defence Force a 2–0 lead late in the match. Jerwyn Balthazar secured the win 3–0 in the 85th minute with a goal from outside the

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Final

In the final held on 7 December 2012 at the

defeated Defence Force 4–2 in a

following a 2–2 draw in regulation. The win marked the ''Sangre Grande Boys first title in the

after having finished runners-up in the 2010 final. North East Stars trailed late in the match 1–2 to the ''Teteron Boys'' before a late equalizer from Keryn Navarro in second half stoppage time sent the match into penalties. In the penalty shootout, Stars goalkeeper Cleon John saved a pair of penalty kicks from Rodell Elcock and

Aklie Edwards Aklie Edwards (born June 7, 1985) is a Trinidadian football player. He plays as a defender for TT Pro League side Defence Force. Club career Edwards began his professional career with TT Pro League side Defence Force. He is regarded as one o ...

and was later named the most valuable player of the tournament. With four goals in the competition, Jerrel Britto of

was named the tournament's top goalscorer.

References

External links

Official Website
{{2012–13 in Trinidadian football 2012 TOYOTA Classic

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